Hamilton Holmes Change In History

Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter both made a huge change in history. Holmes and Hunter are known as the first black people to enter an all-white university. Hamilton Holmes was born on July 8, 1991 in Atlanta, Georgia. Charlayne Hunter was born on February 27,1942 in South Carolina. While growing up, they already knew what they wanted to do with their life. Holmes wanted to be a doctor and Hunter wanted to be a journalist. In order for them to achieve their dreams, they needed to work hard in school. Holmes graduated valedictorian and Hunter being third in her class.
After they finished high school, they decided to go to college. Hunter wanted to join a school with a strong journalism program and Hamilton wanted to know more on how to be a doctor. Jesse Hill a member of the National Association for the
They were met with crowds yelling racial slurs at them. A crowd gathered outside of Hunter’s dorm and Holmes’s dorm. The crown were smashing windows with bricks, bottles and rocks. UGA suspended them for safety reasons. Later, a new court order was made, they went back as students again. They soon graduated in 1963 as the first black people to graduate in UGA. Not only did Holmes help desegregate UGA, he also desegregated Emory University School. He was awarded by being head of orthopedic surgery at Grady and associate dean. Hunter continued to work on journalism and took many jobs to keep her career going. Because of her hard work, she was awarded with numerous awards, two National News Awards,two Emmy Awards and two Peabody Awards.
Hunter and Holmes made a huge impact by desegregating an all-white school.They knew it wasn’t safe but they continued anyway. They were determined to make things equal. They surprised many by reaching limits no one thought any black person can do. They will be remembered, along with many other people, as huge impactors of the